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particularly in michigan. michigan is a a state that was create -- created by labor unions and probably a hire percentage of labor unions in michigan than any other state. we'll be right back with amanda terkel from "huffington post." >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. >>bill shares his views, now it's your turn. >>i know you're going to want to weigh in on these issues. >>connect with "full court press with bill press" at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. let's rock and roll. there is so much going on that every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave
particularly in michigan. michigan is a a state that was create -- created by labor unions and probably a hire percentage of labor unions in michigan than any other state. we'll be right back with amanda terkel from "huffington post." >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. >>bill shares his views, now it's your turn. >>i...
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former governor of michigan. she was on fire! and she had a lot of great lines. one of the lines that's most repeated, i think is what she said about mitt romney's car elevator. >> people who design and build and sell those cars, well, in romney's world the cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. [ cheers & applause ] >> bill: people loved that line. they loved her. joe biden even gave her a little shout out there when he began his remarks. and joe biden, i gotta tell you man, people worked all day in interviews, people were asking, interviews i did people were asking, you know, are you worried about joe biden tonight? are you worried he's going to go off message? i said come on. joe biden is going to be great. and he was. i have never heard him give a better speech. i mean he was on message. he was on point. he was full of passion. and he gave a very passionate profile of what it's like to work with barack obama. a man of steel. he talked about the bravery in obama's heart. >> bravery resides in the
former governor of michigan. she was on fire! and she had a lot of great lines. one of the lines that's most repeated, i think is what she said about mitt romney's car elevator. >> people who design and build and sell those cars, well, in romney's world the cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. [ cheers & applause ] >> bill: people loved that line. they loved her. joe biden even gave her a little shout out there when he began his remarks. and joe biden, i gotta...
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sorry, minnesota michigan and pennsylvania. i think that's more of a move of -- i don't want to say desperation but an effort to find new ways to get to 270 rather than a real effort to expand the map. because if we're still talking about ohio as the one state that no republican has ever won the white house without winning mitt romney is behind in ohio. we have not seen a survey that has showed him ahead aside from a rasmussen poll and i can go on a separate rant about how i dislike rasmussen. we haven't seen him ahead in a nonrasmussen poll since the beginning of the month. there were a couple of robo polls that only showed him up one. >> bill: right. that gets to the -- that gets to the auto bailout. you have seen "the new york times" editorial this morning. g.m. and chrysler, it is not just the politicians or the democrats, not just joe biden and barack obama saying romney is not telling the truth about the jeep plans in ohio. g.m. -- for the head of g.m. and chrysler to come out and say this is a lie is pretty unusual isn't
sorry, minnesota michigan and pennsylvania. i think that's more of a move of -- i don't want to say desperation but an effort to find new ways to get to 270 rather than a real effort to expand the map. because if we're still talking about ohio as the one state that no republican has ever won the white house without winning mitt romney is behind in ohio. we have not seen a survey that has showed him ahead aside from a rasmussen poll and i can go on a separate rant about how i dislike rasmussen....
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in michigan of course mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he will ever recover from that. wisconsin is -- wisconsin is closer than it was in '08. we will win wisconsin. i don't think there is any doubt. we have out organized them in wisconsin. we have got so many offices, staff, one of the top obama people in the entire orbit for many years now runs our operation in wisconsin, and we're going on the air there which made news -- made news last night that, you know, why are you going on the air there if you think you are so strong. well, look, we're getting pounded by outside groups. the romney campaign is on the area there and we have lead in three of the last five polls, and we have a real clear politics average lead of a couple of points. we'll win wisconsin when it is all said and done. the interesting one is north carolina where if you hear the republican spin on north carolina, they should be up five or ten points there. we have got whatever problems they perceive in north carolina. it's a state that they think they should
in michigan of course mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he will ever recover from that. wisconsin is -- wisconsin is closer than it was in '08. we will win wisconsin. i don't think there is any doubt. we have out organized them in wisconsin. we have got so many offices, staff, one of the top obama people in the entire orbit for many years now runs our operation in wisconsin, and we're going on the air there which made news -- made news last night that, you know, why are...
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>> well where we are seeing it is michigan michigan is coming back. i was interviewed by some woman from cnn yesterday. she said michigan's hemorrhaging jobs. i was like shocked. >> bill: where has she been? >> i am sitting there going, i couldn't believe i heard this on this headset. she said michigan is hemorrhaging jobs. isn't this going to help? i said where are you at? michigan is the comeback state. we are the one that's doing better. our unemployment is lower than the national average. we are hiring people in the auto industry. manufacturing is coming back. the teamsters we are getting more employees. there is no way about it. this is a setback. this is basically a continuation of the right-wing conspiracy, the tea party, and this is, you know, the karl roves, the grover norquists, the sheldon adelsons and the koch brothers. this is the same thing. this just didn't happen. this isn't the will of the people of michigan right now we are fighting this in new hampshire. we are fighting it in missouri and other states. b they get a republican govern
>> well where we are seeing it is michigan michigan is coming back. i was interviewed by some woman from cnn yesterday. she said michigan's hemorrhaging jobs. i was like shocked. >> bill: where has she been? >> i am sitting there going, i couldn't believe i heard this on this headset. she said michigan is hemorrhaging jobs. isn't this going to help? i said where are you at? michigan is the comeback state. we are the one that's doing better. our unemployment is lower than the...
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his father signed michigan's public employee protections. his father was a critic of the vietnam war. his father did the biggest expansion of housing, public housing in american history under in connectionon. >> that's the thing that sealed the deal with me with george romney and not mitt romney was a picture of him with the supreme i saw. that was like wow. this is a republican that i could actually vote for. he seemed natural up there with diana ross. >> absolutely. >> i was like, where did the apple -- a refewtation of the notion that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. >> yeah. that's interesting. it's the kind of republican george romney that we don't have any more. >> right. >> we always save a seat at the table for our viewers and listeners around the country. can we invite sheila to join us? she is a -- is in new cumberland pennsylvania. is that near the bakery. >> no. we are in the sus qua hanna valley, in the middle of pennsylvania. >> what do you think about this romney cookie comment? >> my thinkg about that is if romney we
his father signed michigan's public employee protections. his father was a critic of the vietnam war. his father did the biggest expansion of housing, public housing in american history under in connectionon. >> that's the thing that sealed the deal with me with george romney and not mitt romney was a picture of him with the supreme i saw. that was like wow. this is a republican that i could actually vote for. he seemed natural up there with diana ross. >> absolutely. >> i was...
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the latest in michigan -- that was steve cook from the michigan education association. their website is mea.org. [ music ] >> together we can get new >> this is "the full court press: the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. museum benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current >> this is the full court press, "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: here we go 25 minutes after the hour now, monday december 10th, a member of the president's president's cabinet, labor secretary hilda solis in studio with us in the next segment. talk about the job numbers for november that came out and the economy overall, job numbers came out on friday. very important decision by the supr
the latest in michigan -- that was steve cook from the michigan education association. their website is mea.org. [ music ] >> together we can get new >> this is "the full court press: the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. museum benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star...
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doesn't stop in michigan? >> fueled momentum, bill. you have this click off the list being talked about, missouri. you go down to pennsylvania they have talked about. you just keep going. keep going to the different states. this thing is going to take a life of its own. >> other governors will be trying to do what rick snyder was talking about? >> no. it bills. we have to take that to every state legislate and governor and make sure we stop this in its tracks. >> ed smith from ullico. on michigan, chime in 866-55-press. you see us heading your way in some other state. maybe in you are in michigan tell us your talk in what's going on there. there is something that did hasn't gotten enough attention. this tragedy in bangladesh in this garment factory and this big fire. i think there were 112 workers. it kills out there are a lot of american businesses or a couple who were buying products and they knew about the working conditions. right? >> absolutely. you know. >> who was the big offender? >> wal-mart where the
doesn't stop in michigan? >> fueled momentum, bill. you have this click off the list being talked about, missouri. you go down to pennsylvania they have talked about. you just keep going. keep going to the different states. this thing is going to take a life of its own. >> other governors will be trying to do what rick snyder was talking about? >> no. it bills. we have to take that to every state legislate and governor and make sure we stop this in its tracks. >> ed...
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we will keep up the fight in michigan and? >> we want to have you out there marching and walking around. >> bill: i am ready to walk the line. won't be the first time. happy holidays. lee saunders from president of afsme, afscme.org. thanks, lee. thanks for coming in? >> thanks for having me. >> i will be back with a quick final comment on today's "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." [ music ] [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin start you morning with a daily dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops lov
we will keep up the fight in michigan and? >> we want to have you out there marching and walking around. >> bill: i am ready to walk the line. won't be the first time. happy holidays. lee saunders from president of afsme, afscme.org. thanks, lee. thanks for coming in? >> thanks for having me. >> i will be back with a quick final comment on today's "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press...
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lot of the big states that we have seen talking about ohio, he started out after his losses or after michigan in arizonaand arizona, he started out doanewn about 10 points. anyhow was illinois was close and the final result was 12 points. the advertising has been moving numbers. there is no reason to expect anything different happens in pennsylvania. i think that's, you know, looking ahead again. that's going to be an interesting race and it could be where we end this campaign. >> in the meantime, word has leaked out both have confirmed it that newt gingrich and mitt romney held a meeting last weekend in louisiana. what the hell was that about? do you know? >> both sides say that there was wasn't really much to it. they say that the candidates regularly meet, you know we can believe that or not. i think that there was a time there where gingrich was acting like he was going to run a clean campaign, going to kind of go out with a whimper and then yesterday, he again started attacking mid romney for having no principles. so i am not really sure how to read that. maybe the meeting didn't go well
lot of the big states that we have seen talking about ohio, he started out after his losses or after michigan in arizonaand arizona, he started out doanewn about 10 points. anyhow was illinois was close and the final result was 12 points. the advertising has been moving numbers. there is no reason to expect anything different happens in pennsylvania. i think that's, you know, looking ahead again. that's going to be an interesting race and it could be where we end this campaign. >> in the...
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. >> so you were governor of michigan so was mitt romney's father, governor of michigan and mitt romney says it's the heart of the auto industry and you ought to let it fall. the apple fell pretty far from the tree. >> for those of us who are in the midwest know his father was the president of american motors, who know that that's in his dna and who also know that he was reading the national polls and when he saw that bail-outs were not popular he decided that he when we were on our knees, that he would stick a shiv into our back. to us, that tells me more about mitt romney that i will ever want to know. and it is, to me, of course given my being governor of a state that was on its knees, this man is absolutely poised to be or do anything and the only reason he is running is because he wants to be president, not because he wants to change the world or make america better. it's because he wants to be president and he will do or say anything to get that job. >> that's the sign to me of his character. >> who he is? >> that's who he is. if you can discern anything about who he is given, you
. >> so you were governor of michigan so was mitt romney's father, governor of michigan and mitt romney says it's the heart of the auto industry and you ought to let it fall. the apple fell pretty far from the tree. >> for those of us who are in the midwest know his father was the president of american motors, who know that that's in his dna and who also know that he was reading the national polls and when he saw that bail-outs were not popular he decided that he when we were on our...
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yesterday, of course, the loud chorus of voices from mitt romney, michigan mcconnell, john cornyn and rance preibus. todd akin went on mike huckabee's radio show and said: i ain't listening. >> life is very much part of that whole thing. that's -- that's the reason we are going to continue. i believe there is a cause and a part of the message missing and a lot of people feel left out. >> not only is he going to stay in the race. the deadline is coming out. he could get out by september 21st but he has to pay the cost of reprinting all of the ballots. he says he is in it, and he is in it, he told mike huckabee to win it. >> we believe that by taking this stand that this is going to strengthen our country. it's going to strengthen ultimately, the republican party i believe we could win this. >> it's not impossible. it's not impossible. he went on dana lowe's radio show. digging deeper. bill clinton said when you are in a hole stop digging. he dug deeper by trying to explain what he meant when he said if it's legitimate rape the woman is not going to get pregnant. he said he put the word
yesterday, of course, the loud chorus of voices from mitt romney, michigan mcconnell, john cornyn and rance preibus. todd akin went on mike huckabee's radio show and said: i ain't listening. >> life is very much part of that whole thing. that's -- that's the reason we are going to continue. i believe there is a cause and a part of the message missing and a lot of people feel left out. >> not only is he going to stay in the race. the deadline is coming out. he could get out by...
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. >> bill: let's say hello to beverly from south field, michigan. >> caller: hi, bill. i just want to say that i am so impressed and proud of michelle obama and -- i'm proud to be a democrat, proud to be a woman, and a black woman, and i want to say that i'm a -- i'm a former school teacher, my son is also a school teacher and he is a science teacher in south carolina, very poor school district he uses his own money to buy supplies. all he wants to do is in part the love of science to his kids and it really affects me when i hear the narrow crass, and materialistic definition of success that the republicans state all the time. >> bill: uh-huh. >> caller: because there are firefighters, police officers, school teachers that give of themselves every single someday. >> bill: hey, beverly, i hate to do this, but just in the interest time i have to interrupt. >> that pretty much said it all. it's not just about the top 1%. it's about the school teachers and firefighters. my mom was a kindergarten teacher in the denver school district for 30 years. so all of us have families
. >> bill: let's say hello to beverly from south field, michigan. >> caller: hi, bill. i just want to say that i am so impressed and proud of michelle obama and -- i'm proud to be a democrat, proud to be a woman, and a black woman, and i want to say that i'm a -- i'm a former school teacher, my son is also a school teacher and he is a science teacher in south carolina, very poor school district he uses his own money to buy supplies. all he wants to do is in part the love of science...
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now, the latest tip is that he's buried in the driveway of a home in roseville michigan. and allegedly the owner of the -- the previous owner of the home had some ties to the mafia so today in roseville michigan, they're actually going to dig up this driveway thinking that maybe the body of james hoffa is located underneath the driveway. why don't they just give it up? right? and who's paying for all of this? tore down a horse barn and another house and now they're tearing up a driveway? besides, i kind of like the mystery of it, you know. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >>now that's politically direct. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: how about it. 33 minutes after the hour now on this friday. friday september 28. it is the "full court
now, the latest tip is that he's buried in the driveway of a home in roseville michigan. and allegedly the owner of the -- the previous owner of the home had some ties to the mafia so today in roseville michigan, they're actually going to dig up this driveway thinking that maybe the body of james hoffa is located underneath the driveway. why don't they just give it up? right? and who's paying for all of this? tore down a horse barn and another house and now they're tearing up a driveway?...
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he was out on the road on sunday and ohio and michigan on monday and yesterday after his debate prep in florida, he dropped in with a local ice cream shop and chatted with local reporters. >> bill: what did he tell you? >> paul ryan said joe biden has to defend the president's policy. and he said joe biden is one of the best debaters. of course we know that is playing the expectation game. this is paul ryan's first opportunity to debate on a national stage. he said i don't know how much of an effect it is going to have but you guys will be debating it until the end of the earth. >> bill: yes. paul ryan is a very effective public speaker, and very smart, so they are playing the expectations game a little bit on that side as well. do you think -- have you gotten the sense that ryan feels -- everybody has been talking about the pressure on joe biden to make up for the president's not so stellar performance last week. is there also, do you sense pressure on paul ryan to maintain the pace, right? to keep up with romney's performance? >> i think that there is certainly an extreme amount of
he was out on the road on sunday and ohio and michigan on monday and yesterday after his debate prep in florida, he dropped in with a local ice cream shop and chatted with local reporters. >> bill: what did he tell you? >> paul ryan said joe biden has to defend the president's policy. and he said joe biden is one of the best debaters. of course we know that is playing the expectation game. this is paul ryan's first opportunity to debate on a national stage. he said i don't know how...
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. >> lisa, i'm from michigan, so i feel for you there in wisconsin. we've seen ads pulled out of pennsylvania, out of michigan. i hear they're back up in wisconsin. that's maybe to keep paul ryan alive so he has a job in congress right? >> i don't know, i am so scared, everybody's scared in wisconsin. i lost a fall member to drug abuse and when i look at scott walker, i see all the signs of him being under the influence of something. he threatened to beat everyone with a bat. people forget that he is a slugger with everybody in the union's name on it. >> we don't know about that. we are going to aurora in new jersey. good morning, are you there? >> yes, good morning. >> thank you for calling us. >> you're welcome. i believe this 2007 tape is a diversion, because there's tapes of romney and ryan, ryan's from 2011 talking about the 30% and romney in 2012 talking about the 47%. everyone knows president obama. he served for the last almost four years so this tape isn't going to do anything to change the minds of people who know him already. the problem is
. >> lisa, i'm from michigan, so i feel for you there in wisconsin. we've seen ads pulled out of pennsylvania, out of michigan. i hear they're back up in wisconsin. that's maybe to keep paul ryan alive so he has a job in congress right? >> i don't know, i am so scared, everybody's scared in wisconsin. i lost a fall member to drug abuse and when i look at scott walker, i see all the signs of him being under the influence of something. he threatened to beat everyone with a bat. people...
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and then they also made a play for pennsylvania and michigan saying we're going to bring other states on to the playing field. >> bill: how about virginia? >> yeah. so when you ask what have you gotten for all of this money? >> they say, look we drove obama's negatives up through the summer, or made people a little bit less faithful about his economic policies. and look at jim kaine, brown, mccaskill too -- brown has had like $20 million. >> bill: i need to stop you right there. we'll continue on the other side of the break on this september 26th. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... ♪ >> announcer: heard around the country, and seen on current tv. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all rig
and then they also made a play for pennsylvania and michigan saying we're going to bring other states on to the playing field. >> bill: how about virginia? >> yeah. so when you ask what have you gotten for all of this money? >> they say, look we drove obama's negatives up through the summer, or made people a little bit less faithful about his economic policies. and look at jim kaine, brown, mccaskill too -- brown has had like $20 million. >> bill: i need to stop you...
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here is marie in east grand rapids, michigan. hi, marie. >> caller: hi i have a dog in the background sorry about that. >> bill: that's fine. welcome to the show. >> caller: you kind of stole my thunder because that's the point i was going to make. if you get rid of big bird which is a socially important program, what else are you going to get rid of that is socially important and relatively low cost, and yet keep the bombs. >> bill: yeah, marie it is a matter of priority. when i write my tax check i don't get to say you can spend it for this but not that and i know part of my money is going to go for things that i can't like. that's true whether you are liberal or conservative. you just have to accept that. but i want some things on that list that i do like that i do support, and i don't want to continue. the problem is the republicans would keep all of the military hardware, right, and get rid of everything else. betty is in albuquerque, new mexico. >> caller: good morning, bill. chipping away at sesame is emblematic of what is
here is marie in east grand rapids, michigan. hi, marie. >> caller: hi i have a dog in the background sorry about that. >> bill: that's fine. welcome to the show. >> caller: you kind of stole my thunder because that's the point i was going to make. if you get rid of big bird which is a socially important program, what else are you going to get rid of that is socially important and relatively low cost, and yet keep the bombs. >> bill: yeah, marie it is a matter of...
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i grew up in michigan -- i was six years old -- >> jamal: we should have started there. where are you from? >> east lancing. >> jamal: okay. i'm from detroit. >> okay. cool. i was six years old when the tigers won the world series -- >> the tigers are back in it this year. >> yeah, absolutely. >> jamal: i was a freshman in high school, and my dad comes in the morning of the parade and he said get up get dressed, you are skipping school we're going to the parade. >> yeah lease take a michigan attitude. >> maybe i'll do that this year when the nationals win the world series. >> yeah. >> we all here in this town are very excited because we're not a baseball town at all, and we have the best record now in baseball, and they are in the playoffs. where are they going? what is your take? >> i think they are as good as there is. i think it would be better if they had all of their pitchers -- >> thank you. thank you. >> but if you had to -- in baseball so much the luck of a draw, you never want to put down even one team but you would think they have as good of chance as anyone in
i grew up in michigan -- i was six years old -- >> jamal: we should have started there. where are you from? >> east lancing. >> jamal: okay. i'm from detroit. >> okay. cool. i was six years old when the tigers won the world series -- >> the tigers are back in it this year. >> yeah, absolutely. >> jamal: i was a freshman in high school, and my dad comes in the morning of the parade and he said get up get dressed, you are skipping school we're going to...
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in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: at the top of the next hour here on the "full court press," we'll be going to chicago, talk to the head of afscme. find out what's going on on the strike there. we'll be joined by john stanton the washington bureau chief for "buzzfeed." right now, judd legum is here in studio with us. tuesdays with judd. he's the head of think progress. thinkprogress.org. just kind of related to what we were just talking about judd, in terms of mitt romney saying well, i do like this provision that kids can stay on their parent's healthcare plan. that actually has proven a lot of kids are -- young people are taking advantage of it, right? >> yeah. the new study that came out and it looked at that age group up to -- young adults up to 26 years
in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: at the top of the next hour here on the "full court press," we'll be going to chicago, talk to the head of...
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marla is calling from out in michigan. >> caller: hi, bill. the biggest detriment we have is global warming in the republicans and until we do something about it, we're all doomed. >> bill: i think we are, too. and i was talking with some reporter friends at the white house yesterday. i don't think -- why is this a partisan issue? >> it shouldn't be. >> bill: isn't the survival of the planet kind of something we all ought to be interested in? >> caller: yes. >> bill: what should we do about it, marla? >> caller: well, we have to vote all of the republicans out so barack obama in his second term can do something to help the american people. >> bill: look, the chief obstructionist certainly have been republicans in the congress. but i don't know about the rest of you i'm glad to get your comments at 1-866-55-press. i don't want to let the obama campaign off the hook or the obama administration off the hook entirely on this because let's just be honest. president obama has not made this a priority. he does not talk about it. he is not called or c
marla is calling from out in michigan. >> caller: hi, bill. the biggest detriment we have is global warming in the republicans and until we do something about it, we're all doomed. >> bill: i think we are, too. and i was talking with some reporter friends at the white house yesterday. i don't think -- why is this a partisan issue? >> it shouldn't be. >> bill: isn't the survival of the planet kind of something we all ought to be interested in? >> caller: yes....
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he doesn't care about those jobs. >> yeah. >> this is a guy from michigan right? >> yeah. from a lot of places, i think. >> so is the -- what do you hear as you travel around the country? i mean people feel that jobs are coming back, we are moving in the right direction? >> i think there is a sense of optimism jobs are coming back slowly. we are starting to see some call-backs in construction and in manufacturing and all of the other places. i think the recovery is still fragile, though. i am going to be -- we are going to have been careful and if we follow the austerity programs and policies that have been advanced by the republican party, i think it could snub out the recovery and go right back into a recession. >> that's why we are fighting so hard to make sure that that doesn't happen that something like the ryan republican budget didn't get enacted. >> the president took after that. we will get to that in just a second. i would like to ask you about one thing we talked a lot about last week, we had secretary ray lahood last week about the highway bill. and so here in
he doesn't care about those jobs. >> yeah. >> this is a guy from michigan right? >> yeah. from a lot of places, i think. >> so is the -- what do you hear as you travel around the country? i mean people feel that jobs are coming back, we are moving in the right direction? >> i think there is a sense of optimism jobs are coming back slowly. we are starting to see some call-backs in construction and in manufacturing and all of the other places. i think the recovery is...
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cynthia in grand rapids, michigan. hello, cynthia. >> caller: hi, bill. how do youing? >> bill: i'm great. what's on your mind? >> caller: my concern i've got a 76-year-old mother. he said if she get a check through the mail -- she was a social worker. and she worked most of her life. >> bill: she paid her -- her payroll taxes and her social security tax, you know that. >> caller: right. now because she gets a social security check, he says that she's a victim. remember guys he said on tv that he is what he is or he is what he say that's what he is. >> bill: exactly cynthia. by the way, he means it when he says it. he considers your mother, just the fact that even though she paid into it all of her life, probably 30, 40 years whatever as a social worker. she paid into it and now she's able to enjoy the social security that she deserves, that she earned, in mitt romney's eyes, she's a no good bum. she's a victim. she's a parasite. she's just a moocher. and living on the government handout. i don't know how you run for president and start off by dismissing and writing off
cynthia in grand rapids, michigan. hello, cynthia. >> caller: hi, bill. how do youing? >> bill: i'm great. what's on your mind? >> caller: my concern i've got a 76-year-old mother. he said if she get a check through the mail -- she was a social worker. and she worked most of her life. >> bill: she paid her -- her payroll taxes and her social security tax, you know that. >> caller: right. now because she gets a social security check, he says that she's a victim....
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tea partiers in -- get this, alabama, arkansas, colorado, florida, georgia indiana kentucky louisiana michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana new jersey new york, north carolina north dakota, oregon south carolina, tennessee and texas have all filed petitions saying they want to know whether they can secede from the union because barack obama has been re-elected. i mean come on! grow up. but by the way, remember rick perry, early on, in the first i think one of the first rallies on tax day a few years ago he talked about texas. they didn't get the right tax policy. they were going to secede from the union. well rick perry has learned his lesson. yesterday he came out and threw cold water on the secessionists. >> people are free to do whatever people want to do. we've got a great country. >> bill: we've got a great country and rick perry says i'm staying right here. yeah. i think some of these people ought to be reminded we've been through this. we fought this. united we stand divided we fall. that's what the civil war was all about. you lost, losers. you lost. deal with it. barack obama is he
tea partiers in -- get this, alabama, arkansas, colorado, florida, georgia indiana kentucky louisiana michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana new jersey new york, north carolina north dakota, oregon south carolina, tennessee and texas have all filed petitions saying they want to know whether they can secede from the union because barack obama has been re-elected. i mean come on! grow up. but by the way, remember rick perry, early on, in the first i think one of the first rallies on tax day a...
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in minnesota as i understand it -- and i say that like a michigan-er, minnesota, they have to reach at least 50% of all of the votes cast. for instance if the vote came up 47 to 46 it wouldn't pass. they have to get at least 50%. so if you go in and vote for obama or romney but decide not to vote on the marriage amendment, and then they don't reach 50%, then it still won't go into effect. >> bill: i have faith in the good people of minnesota to reject that piece of nonsense. >> yeah. >> bill: let's say hello to jessica from caribou, maine. >> caller: hi bill. maine technically is whether or not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. with the tea partiers it only lost by a minuscule amount. i live in a really conservative part of the state, and we always see these signs that say don't redefine marriage. and they are the same as all of the republican signs up here. but we have also been putting out signs that say vote yes on 1. and people are committing crimes because they are tearing them down. and the thing is it only lost by less than a percentage point in 2010 when the tea p
in minnesota as i understand it -- and i say that like a michigan-er, minnesota, they have to reach at least 50% of all of the votes cast. for instance if the vote came up 47 to 46 it wouldn't pass. they have to get at least 50%. so if you go in and vote for obama or romney but decide not to vote on the marriage amendment, and then they don't reach 50%, then it still won't go into effect. >> bill: i have faith in the good people of minnesota to reject that piece of nonsense. >>...
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some say wisconsin and michigan are too close to call. new hampshire is the only state where the president has expanded his lead and nationwide, he's up by just 1%. back with more john coming up. see you then. (vo) every news network will cover the convention. but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." now, filling in for bill, here's john fuglesang. >> john: good morning everyone out there in bill press land. i'm john fuglesang humbled and honored to be filling in for the great man this morning and tomorrow morning as well. some of you may know me from my appearances on "t
some say wisconsin and michigan are too close to call. new hampshire is the only state where the president has expanded his lead and nationwide, he's up by just 1%. back with more john coming up. see you then. (vo) every news network will cover the convention. but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in,...
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obama up by .2%. >> michigan obama up by 6. nevada obama up by 4.6. ohio, no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio obama is up by three. mitt romney and president obama are in ohio today. ohio is a key, key, key battleground state. when you add them up here is where the electoral college stands today. you need 270 to win. president obama has locked in, according to real clear politics, 251. mitt romney 181. so this thing -- my point is, far -- this thing is far, far, far from over. this thing is going to be close, and the pew poll is no reason to panic. 866-55-press. that's the lay of the land. that's the real lay of the land today, so you know what it really means? 28 days left no letting up. just work our butts off in every way that people. tell your friends, tell your neighbors, make sure you are registered, they are registered and get out to vote. 866-55-press. let's talk about this pew poll. i'm telling you don't panic. work harder. 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. ♪
obama up by .2%. >> michigan obama up by 6. nevada obama up by 4.6. ohio, no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio obama is up by three. mitt romney and president obama are in ohio today. ohio is a key, key, key battleground state. when you add them up here is where the electoral college stands today. you need 270 to win. president obama has locked in, according to real clear politics, 251. mitt romney 181. so this thing -- my point is, far -- this thing is far, far, far...
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>> caller: i'm calling from the great state of michigan. i'm so pissed off that the republicans are in denial because they did not catch osama bin laden. they are so pissed that obama got him and they can't control that and another thing, there was nothing wrong with that ad. george bush ran on 9-11 for eight years. >> bill: you're right. after he said that he wouldn't. also, remember dick cheney said if you elect -- sorry. if you elect barack obama there will be another terrorist strike on the united states. he think we forget that the only terrorist strike on the united states happened under dick cheney and george bush, right? >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." jennifer granholm is politically direct on current tv. >>the dominoes are starting to fall. (vo) granholm is live in the war room. >> what should women be doing? >> electing women to office. (vo) she's a political trailblazer. >>republicans of course didn't let facts get in the way of spin. >>do it, for america. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." welcome to the
>> caller: i'm calling from the great state of michigan. i'm so pissed off that the republicans are in denial because they did not catch osama bin laden. they are so pissed that obama got him and they can't control that and another thing, there was nothing wrong with that ad. george bush ran on 9-11 for eight years. >> bill: you're right. after he said that he wouldn't. also, remember dick cheney said if you elect -- sorry. if you elect barack obama there will be another terrorist...
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al from ann arbor michigan turn your t.v. down, your radio down or whatever you are listening or watching. >> okay. stand by. >> you get that in the background. >> okay. i am new to this. >> thanks, al. go ahead. >> donna edwards. >> yes. >> good morning. >> hi. >> i am a guy that at thewich witch county dipper, i was honored by being volunteer of a year and i gave a few minutes speech and talked about social security and health care and when you went on you said al stole my speech. he said, i am throwing it away. after that everything you said was at said. >> i loved that phrase. you were talking about the important we have from one generation to the next. >> i tell you something, since then, i have been reading and reading and looking on the internet, and everything that i said has been influenced by alec, the american legislative exchange council and they are all over everything even the trayvon -- >> trayvon. >> stand your ground law. >> all the same thing. . >> absolutely. we were al. he did mention this, this alec is la
al from ann arbor michigan turn your t.v. down, your radio down or whatever you are listening or watching. >> okay. stand by. >> you get that in the background. >> okay. i am new to this. >> thanks, al. go ahead. >> donna edwards. >> yes. >> good morning. >> hi. >> i am a guy that at thewich witch county dipper, i was honored by being volunteer of a year and i gave a few minutes speech and talked about social security and health care and...
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now, the two term governor from michigan is reshaping the debate with a unique perspective and a forward-thinking approach. >>our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>she's a trailblazer determined to find solutions. >>one of the key components of a war room is doing a bit of opposition research. >>driven to find the thruth. >>i'm obsessed with the role of govenment. >>fearless, idependent and above all, politically direct. >>part of the mission here in our own war room is to help these candidates stay on track. while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] dollar for dollar, nobody protects you from mayhem like allstate. vaccinations save lives. >>we are very committed to the safety of our products. >>but are mandatory
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some out west, florida, you put michigan in the mix and then pennsylvania but virginia, of course, that's a state he won. alaska by about a million votes. northern virginia very important to that victory there. so we'll see. we'll see. and in ohio, obviously the folks are going to be important are the blue collar workers. >> bill: it was funny at the white house the other day one of the reporters, the day that president obama showed up in afghanistan which we didn't know he was going to be there because the trip was a secret. one of the reporters said i should have known. when i looked at the schedule, they put out a phony schedule, i was one of the -- those who fell for it and went to the white house for the briefing at 3:00 in the afternoon. there was no briefing. [ laughter ] >> right. >> bill: but this reporter said when i looked at that schedule, i should have known. either the president was in afghanistan or ohio. [ laughter ] >> right! >> bill: talking politics with nia malica henderson. we'll take your calls at 1-866-55-press. friday. quattro de mayo here on the "full court press.
some out west, florida, you put michigan in the mix and then pennsylvania but virginia, of course, that's a state he won. alaska by about a million votes. northern virginia very important to that victory there. so we'll see. we'll see. and in ohio, obviously the folks are going to be important are the blue collar workers. >> bill: it was funny at the white house the other day one of the reporters, the day that president obama showed up in afghanistan which we didn't know he was going to...
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. >> a candidate for state supreme court justice in michigan landed quite the cast for a new web ad for her campaign. bridget mccormack has the cast of the former hit show "the west wing" starring in an ad for her for free because her sister, actress mary mccormack starred on the show, went off the air back in 2006. she got her old friends together, martin sheen allison janney and rob lowe among others to make the advertisement. they just had to pay $5,000 for food and insurance and the actors donated their time. >> bill: yeah. >> is this a great country or what? >> bill: about all of the actor's salaries, man you couldn't afford that. >> salaries, forget about it. it was the payment for the retirement fund you can't afford >> a big step for ralph lauren, the clothing designer introduced its first plus 5 model yesterday. robin who is 6'2" and a size 12 was introduced on "good morning america" on abc. fashion experts now -- >> she's 6'2"? >> could start a trend in the industry known for is super skinny models, maybe going another direction. >> bill: i heard chris christie is signing up.
. >> a candidate for state supreme court justice in michigan landed quite the cast for a new web ad for her campaign. bridget mccormack has the cast of the former hit show "the west wing" starring in an ad for her for free because her sister, actress mary mccormack starred on the show, went off the air back in 2006. she got her old friends together, martin sheen allison janney and rob lowe among others to make the advertisement. they just had to pay $5,000 for food and insurance...
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. >> bill: doris is calling from flint, michigan. hey, doris, good morning to you. >> caller: hi, bill. hey, i'm enjoying this morning and particularly the comment about the mortgage. the rich do buy them right out. i think you know who jeffrey sax is, the economist. >> bill: yes. >> caller: i heard him a few years ago when he came to mish. i was impressed with his concern about the world and a caring person and he was just on msnbc on joe scarborough, they were talking about the fiscal cliff. i thought it was really interesting. joe was like what about cuts. where are we going to cut. there are two things he said and i respect him very much. he said number one the pentagon. the fraud, the excess, the waste. that has got to come down. he said what else? what else are we going to cut? he said the healthcare. we have to improve healthcare and the whole issue is if you get the universal healthcare, then you've avoided this medicaid medicare, you know, whatever and it is more efficient because you're not sending money -- spending money f
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mary from michigan hey, mary. what do you think? do you think the bill clinton video is kosher? >> it's beautiful. it's wonderful. we should be proud of our president of what he did and everything. >> that's if that went well, you know darn well republicans would have been having that while they are campaigning here for who is going to be the president's side. >> you know it. they would say look at this guy. he can't get anything right he screwed this up, the most important issue, blah, blah blah, blah, blah. right? >> you got that right. we should be very proud. that isn't the only accomplishment. >> yeah. >> he has done a lot of accomplishments of four years when we were under george bush. >> here is the way it goes, merriment they think it's fair for them to attack president obama on anything but it's not fair for the president to defend himself. greg calling. thanks, mary. greg in denver. hi, greg. good morning. >> good morning, bill. how are you? >> i am doing good. thanks for joining in. what do you think? >> i want to point out here that in 2002 at the republican witnesse
mary from michigan hey, mary. what do you think? do you think the bill clinton video is kosher? >> it's beautiful. it's wonderful. we should be proud of our president of what he did and everything. >> that's if that went well, you know darn well republicans would have been having that while they are campaigning here for who is going to be the president's side. >> you know it. they would say look at this guy. he can't get anything right he screwed this up, the most important...
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: yeah, and then finally on friday they announced con congress woman candace miller republican from michigan would take over the house administration committee. by the way, houseat admin is a reasonably powerful panel, not one of the prestick prestigious a panel. it's not inconsequential. it was clear they underwent so much pressure they had to make a little change. >> they didn't have to create a new committee just so they could have -- caller: not quite that far. >> bill: that was a pr body blow there for a while. caller: probably wasn't their ideal situation. >> bill: 29 days to go. it will probably be day number 27 before we any resolution of this. this. we will check back with you again. >> thanks. >> thanks reid wilson national journal, reid wilson is the editor in chief. >> this is "the bill press show." museum but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage
: yeah, and then finally on friday they announced con congress woman candace miller republican from michigan would take over the house administration committee. by the way, houseat admin is a reasonably powerful panel, not one of the prestick prestigious a panel. it's not inconsequential. it was clear they underwent so much pressure they had to make a little change. >> they didn't have to create a new committee just so they could have -- caller: not quite that far. >> bill: that was...
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grand blanc, michigan. >> "grand blank"? >> probably "grand blank". >> you guys are a hoot. it's grand blanc but they think it's gran blanc. toe that line. let's face it, guys. these guys take advantage of every low-life there is out there as far as money. big money, big money, big money. it's time that the american people tell the president -- they did through the election. he won in a landslide. >> bill: you got it. you got it. i agree, sarah, mr. president, you won. be strong. >> this is "the bill press show." my god, look at this national debt. we can't do this. they'll try to kill social security, medicare and everything they've always wanted to kill in the first place. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to
grand blanc, michigan. >> "grand blank"? >> probably "grand blank". >> you guys are a hoot. it's grand blanc but they think it's gran blanc. toe that line. let's face it, guys. these guys take advantage of every low-life there is out there as far as money. big money, big money, big money. it's time that the american people tell the president -- they did through the election. he won in a landslide. >> bill: you got it. you got it. i agree, sarah, mr....
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steve in lansing michigan. hey, steve, what's your take? good morning. >> good morning. >> yes. what's going on. >> yes, bill, what i heard about this same report was about romney's 401(k). >> 401(k). >> i'm sorry. i am a little nervous. yeah, supposedly there is a report of a $1 million that's in there what little bill i know about this retirement program, you are only allowed to put 6 ,000 in there on a yearly basis. he's only been doing it for 15 years based on a report. and at the most he could ever have in the 30-year period would be $180,000. >> right. i believe it was his ira. peter and dan and i were talking about it this morning. he has somewhere between $20,000,101,000,000 in an ira. i have an ira. peter and dan have. and what we recalled was 5,000. maybe it's up to 6,000 now. but there is a limit on how much money you can put into one of those puppyies right. how did he get $11 million in there? who knows. >> how can you do it if a commoner like me can only put one 80,000 in there. >> i think you raise an exelements question. guys when we were talking this morning, i
steve in lansing michigan. hey, steve, what's your take? good morning. >> good morning. >> yes. what's going on. >> yes, bill, what i heard about this same report was about romney's 401(k). >> 401(k). >> i'm sorry. i am a little nervous. yeah, supposedly there is a report of a $1 million that's in there what little bill i know about this retirement program, you are only allowed to put 6 ,000 in there on a yearly basis. he's only been doing it for 15 years based on...
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first of all, i am darwin hamilton from flint, michigan. >> good for you? >> it's an injustice. george zimmerman needs to be arrested immediately. he shot that young man in cold blood. this is ridiculous. i don't understand what's going on. i pray to god that justice be served against this man. >> that was the models last night in the rally at sanford florida, darwin, appreciate the call. yeah, just jumping in. we will be back to more calls, jumping into politics here in just a second because rick santorum really blew it, really lost because -- lost his cool in front of and against a good friend of ours, a political reporter for the from the "new york times". it started the day before yesterday when rick santorum was giving a speech in wisconsin and he is talking about mitt romney. now, listen, very careful here he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? peter, we might play that again because i thought i heard him say mitt romney is the worst cran in the country. now, was i just making that u
first of all, i am darwin hamilton from flint, michigan. >> good for you? >> it's an injustice. george zimmerman needs to be arrested immediately. he shot that young man in cold blood. this is ridiculous. i don't understand what's going on. i pray to god that justice be served against this man. >> that was the models last night in the rally at sanford florida, darwin, appreciate the call. yeah, just jumping in. we will be back to more calls, jumping into politics here in just...
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. >> jean in jackson, michigan, what do you think, jean? >> i think they polit sized the olympics games too much just for the sake of a gold medal. the college amateur kids deprived of their chance at the olympics. i think the events in the olympics since i have been around is the u.s. is rag-tag hockey team won the gold medal. >> we will never forget that term. they were the greatest. so you won't be surprised to hear me say that the thing that i find the big downer about the olympics is watching the gold medalist get up on the podium and then having to listen to the damn star spangled banner. i just wish we had a better anthem to play when they get their gold medal. >> maybe they will come around. >> that whole time trying to remember the words. embarrassing. randy, nashville, tennessee, renaults, what do you say? good morning. >> bill, first time caller to any talk show. >> my god. mine is more of a comment. i am going to tell you my comment. and i will let y'all comment on it. i just talked to my mother earlier. she lives about 100 mile
. >> jean in jackson, michigan, what do you think, jean? >> i think they polit sized the olympics games too much just for the sake of a gold medal. the college amateur kids deprived of their chance at the olympics. i think the events in the olympics since i have been around is the u.s. is rag-tag hockey team won the gold medal. >> we will never forget that term. they were the greatest. so you won't be surprised to hear me say that the thing that i find the big downer about the...
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. >> other news making headlines on this thursday congratulations to michigan congressman sandra levin, she secretly got married last month. the detroit free press reporting last week, the house ways and means ranking member 80 years old married pamela cole. he met her through his late wife who passed away four years ago. they got married in a small private ceremony and had a large party more recently ol martha's vineyard. >> good for congressman levin. >> love that man. he has done so much to protect social security, to protect medicare. >> his brother carl levin? >> good friend. >> he was at the wedding as well? >> i would hope so. >>> another night, the hill reporting the secretary of state showing off her fun side showing she is doing a lot more. in the south africa, first on the dance floor and started shaking her hips when a jazz singer belted out tunes. >> she was having a good time. she is a fun person. >> she is a fun person. she has done a fabulous job. and, you know, in this work, bill, sometimes you have to put your hair down. >> let loose. >> or you will go crazy. >> nasca
. >> other news making headlines on this thursday congratulations to michigan congressman sandra levin, she secretly got married last month. the detroit free press reporting last week, the house ways and means ranking member 80 years old married pamela cole. he met her through his late wife who passed away four years ago. they got married in a small private ceremony and had a large party more recently ol martha's vineyard. >> good for congressman levin. >> love that man. he...
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. >> laurie is calling us from kalamazoo, michigan. >> good morning john, how are you? >> i'm terrific now how are you? >> i'm a big caffeinated fan. [ laughter ] >> i use a kardashian rant to claim acquaintances. >> they pretty much jack me up on coffee and put me in front of a green screen. the new episode is coming out tomorrow all about the washington redskins as a really embarrassing racist team name in this century. >> can't wait. i read a new york times article where a gentleman who had been a reagan stand in for mondale in 1984 during his debate prep, and he made a point after launching tons of video of debates that for any challenger debating an income bent president as sitting president that that challenger gets a bit of a lift and authority just by being on the platform. >> of course. >> with a sitting president who carries the gravitas of the office. based on that, unless romney wanders up there with his mormon underwear not tucked in. >> now, now. >> that on some level goofs and gaffes aside, he's going to get that maybe. what are your thoughts about that.
. >> laurie is calling us from kalamazoo, michigan. >> good morning john, how are you? >> i'm terrific now how are you? >> i'm a big caffeinated fan. [ laughter ] >> i use a kardashian rant to claim acquaintances. >> they pretty much jack me up on coffee and put me in front of a green screen. the new episode is coming out tomorrow all about the washington redskins as a really embarrassing racist team name in this century. >> can't wait. i read a new...
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karen in carson city, michigan. welcome to the "full court press." >> caller: hello. >> peter: how are you? >> caller: fine. i'm 73 years old. i have children that i would not disrespect that way by giving them a gift like that that that they wouldn't like. >> peter: you've never met my parents. >> caller: perhaps you should give it back to them. >> peter: i think we could take this card and do something good with it. if i give it back to them, they're just going to spend it to chick-fil-a. so i would rather take the money and do something out of spite. this is the relationship i have with my parents by the way. >> caller: i find that terribly distressing that your parents should disrespect you like that. >> peter: well look, we're dealing with the issue on our own time. let's go to aldes in madison wisconsin. >> caller: peter mcdonald's used to track how many billion hamburgers they move. >> peter: that's right. >> caller: that's because product movement is just as important as money when it comes to promoting how
karen in carson city, michigan. welcome to the "full court press." >> caller: hello. >> peter: how are you? >> caller: fine. i'm 73 years old. i have children that i would not disrespect that way by giving them a gift like that that that they wouldn't like. >> peter: you've never met my parents. >> caller: perhaps you should give it back to them. >> peter: i think we could take this card and do something good with it. if i give it back to them,...
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but santorum can't win michigan and ohio. i, mitt romney can. it's a mixed blessing. it's going through tougher battles now. he would say better than in november. >> santorum all of the sudden who said the other day and he attacked geoff but he said mitt romney is the worst republican now he is saying that he would be okay with being mitt romney's vice presidential nominee. it makes perfect sense. >> he's the wordsse guy but it gives you a little window into the mind. where is that sort of intellectual integrity that he claims he has and the purity. go figure. >> it seems it's the last thing that rick santorum needs. i youi'm sorry. that mitt romney would want. >> issomewhat enteringinteresting but somebody cedric santorum has gone from being a credible cap date to being a heckler from the outside. he is beginning to take on the tone and sort of acid 10 occur of somebody throwing bombs from the outside. just sort of heck ling and that's a different emotional condition. >> i want to ask you one personal question and i want you to be honest with me. i know you live in n
but santorum can't win michigan and ohio. i, mitt romney can. it's a mixed blessing. it's going through tougher battles now. he would say better than in november. >> santorum all of the sudden who said the other day and he attacked geoff but he said mitt romney is the worst republican now he is saying that he would be okay with being mitt romney's vice presidential nominee. it makes perfect sense. >> he's the wordsse guy but it gives you a little window into the mind. where is that...
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now, the two term governor from michigan is reshaping the debate with a unique perspective and a forward-thinking approach. >>our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>she's a trailblazer determined to find solutions. >>one of the key components of a war room is doing a bit of opposition research. >>driven to find the thruth. >>i'm obsessed with the role of govenment. >>fearless, idependent and above all, politically direct. >>part of the mission here in our own war room is to help these candidates stay on track. make your voice heard. >> heard around country, seen on current tv, this is the bill press show. >> thirty-three minutes after the hour on this wednesday morning, may 30th. great to see you today. we are coming to you life coast to coast on current tv on your local progressive talk radio station and on sirius xm this hour, brought to you by the sheet metal workers international association, the good men and women of the sheet metal workers union under president joseph nygrow. their website smwia.org. yesterday, the united states ex
now, the two term governor from michigan is reshaping the debate with a unique perspective and a forward-thinking approach. >>our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>she's a trailblazer determined to find solutions. >>one of the key components of a war room is doing a bit of opposition research. >>driven to find the thruth. >>i'm obsessed with the role of govenment. >>fearless, idependent and above...
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vivian is out in west bloomfield michigan. hey, vivian. >> caller: how are you doing? >> bill: i'm good. >> caller: raises the hair on the back of my neck. i cannot believe that mitt romney went to the naacp to use them. that's what he did. for his base. first of all, i would really like for journalists the next time he's on a show, to tell me what is your definition of free stuff? to me, that's cold words for welfare, adc. that's what he's talking about. >> bill: you bet it is. food stamps, all of that stuff. >> caller: exactly. that's what he meant by free stuff. if you want free stuff, vote for the other guy. i cannot believe it! but people don't realize blacks are not the biggest percentage that are on welfare or collecting food stamps or adc but they paint it that way. >> bill: yep. absolutely. villian, you know who's getting most of the free stuff these days? people getting most of the free stuff these days are the oil companies and insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies and the millionaires and billionaires that mitt romney hangs out with who are getti
vivian is out in west bloomfield michigan. hey, vivian. >> caller: how are you doing? >> bill: i'm good. >> caller: raises the hair on the back of my neck. i cannot believe that mitt romney went to the naacp to use them. that's what he did. for his base. first of all, i would really like for journalists the next time he's on a show, to tell me what is your definition of free stuff? to me, that's cold words for welfare, adc. that's what he's talking about. >> bill: you...
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his prep school out in michigan, cranbrook school. and apparently he was quite the jokester, quite the wild guy. and a couple of pranks that might even come close to what today we would call bullying where one they talk about they came back from a spring break or something, one of his classmates had -- who later came out as a gay man, at the time was not openly gay. but he had died his hair bleach blonde and let it grow really long. and mitt romney says we can't have this on campus. he rounded up some guys. they tackled him and mitt romney takes out some scissors and clips his hair. not something you would be proud of. but what is -- why would "the washington post" make such a big thing about something that people did in high school? mitt romney did in high school? >> when you run for president it is a silly season. i think one of the questions that reporters want to know is what makes romney tick? what is this guy about? and now obviously republicans yesterday questioning the timing of the story right after president obama endorsed s
his prep school out in michigan, cranbrook school. and apparently he was quite the jokester, quite the wild guy. and a couple of pranks that might even come close to what today we would call bullying where one they talk about they came back from a spring break or something, one of his classmates had -- who later came out as a gay man, at the time was not openly gay. but he had died his hair bleach blonde and let it grow really long. and mitt romney says we can't have this on campus. he rounded...
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john is calling from canton, michigan. hey, john. >> caller: hey bill. how are you guys? first, i would like to apologize , because of the storm you can there may be background noise. i've only really had something against pharmaceutical companies because i think they're taking advantage of their so-called patients. they're cash cows, something to get a quick profit out of them. i think this $3 billion fine is a more of a slap on the wrist. you can't let these people slide because like you said, they're really advertising drugs to tell you to the go to the doctor and take this when you don't really need to take it. the side effects are worse than -- than what you really need the medicine for. >> bill: you plight not need that medication and that medication might be the worst thing for you for that particular illness that you might have at the time. as i said, they were promoting and getting docs to prescribe wellbutrin i think it is called for weight loss and increasing your sexual appetite when it really was an antidepressant drug. so look, i'm glad that gsk got caught.
john is calling from canton, michigan. hey, john. >> caller: hey bill. how are you guys? first, i would like to apologize , because of the storm you can there may be background noise. i've only really had something against pharmaceutical companies because i think they're taking advantage of their so-called patients. they're cash cows, something to get a quick profit out of them. i think this $3 billion fine is a more of a slap on the wrist. you can't let these people slide because like...
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undocumented immigrants in michigan could soon become eligible for in-state tuition. voters will decide on the marriage equality in maine maryland and washington. marijuana could be legalized in colorado oregon and washington. bad news for unions in california. they could lose their power to collect membership money to pay for political activities. that's thanks to prop 32 which does nothing for corporate money or citizens united. more bill is coming up after the break. and i'll be here again with you tomorrow. hopefully with some election results. we'll see you then. presents special election coverage, with unrivaled social media, straight from the campaigns, the pundits, and from viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore, someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> overall, it was a clear win. >> now that's politically direct. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio >>
undocumented immigrants in michigan could soon become eligible for in-state tuition. voters will decide on the marriage equality in maine maryland and washington. marijuana could be legalized in colorado oregon and washington. bad news for unions in california. they could lose their power to collect membership money to pay for political activities. that's thanks to prop 32 which does nothing for corporate money or citizens united. more bill is coming up after the break. and i'll be here again...